Vacuum cleaner dust bag



April 3, 1934.

W. V. ORR

VACUUM CLEANER DUST BAG Filed Jan. 29, 1950 INVENTO 82 Z i am OrrATToRNEYs Patented Act. e, 1934 1,953,189

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,953,189 VACUUM CLEANER DUST BAG William V.Orr, Cleveland, Ohio; The Cleveland Trust Company and Adele Mary Orr,executors of said William V. Orr, deceased Application January 29, 1930,Serial No. 424,318 4 Claims. (01. 150-3) This invention relates tovacuum cleaners and is connected to the dust bag 4 which is securedparticularly the dust bag used in connection with at its upper dischargeend to the handle 5 to the and forming a part of the cleaner. cleaner bymeans of the detachable spring 11 car- Ordinarily the conventionalvacuum cleaner ried in the tab 12 that is sewed to the bag.

5 dust bag is formed from a porous material such The upper or dischargeend of the cleaner bag 60 as cloth or pap r. avi p n n s at a nd, is povided with a flap 6 that is sewed to the bag one of which is attachedto the fan outlet of the along one side as at 14 and at the oppositeedges 8, cleaner mechanism and the other or discharge forming areversible pocket or flap which may be end of which is provided with adetachable cloturned inside out to expose the bag opening, and

sure member adapted to be supported on the which normally assumes theposition wherein the o5 handle of the cleaner. Such closure members arebad opening is at the bottom of the pocket so usually formed from ametal stamping in the formed. The cooperating elements 9 and 10 carshapeof an open channel member which is adaptried on the bag and flaprespectively provide 9. ed to receive the lips of the discharge end ofthe snap fastener for the latter. The lips of the bag 15 bag in thechannel of said member and to mainare provided with a considerablethickness oi. ma- 70 tain them in closed relation. The ends of theterial at their end portions for reception in the channel member aremore or less sharp and rough channel of the clamp 7. This portion of thebag and are apt to scratch and mar furniture and is formed by stitchingthe bag end over the flexiwood' work with which they come in contact inble cords 13.

the operation of the cleaner. With the flap or pocket 6 in the openposition 75 It is the object of this invention to provide a as shown inFig. 3 closure of the bag is effected bag closure in which the closuremember and bag y f l h h bag W h w Sides y n pa a is so formed andarranged that it is impossible with each other as ill s r t d and y henlipto mar or scratch furniture, or other articles pi the C a n l e e 3 vt e e endswhich the bag closure may accidentally come in When the a isthuselose the o k t p 80 contact with, r is reversed, its fastenersecured and the channel In general my invention consists in the prom mer is then completelyv concealed and covvision of an ordinary closuremember which is adapted to lie in a pocket or to be covered and Inihismanner a i p e, ine pensive has 010- concealed by a flap formed from thesame masure is o id d i w i t channel closure as terial as the dust bag,and in this manner provide member is Completely concealed. covered and aguard and concealment for the closure member. guarded, 80 that its g sCannot Come in Contact w th th and other objects in view, t 1 with andscratch furniture and other articles, vention consists in the novelconstruction arend at the Same i the app a of t rangement andcombination of parts hereinafter ehinegenerelly and the begpertielllallyis greatly 90 described and illustrated in some of itsembodienhanced by reason of i constructionments in the accompanyingdrawing and particu- Fflrthelmere, it 18 he be understood that thislarly pointed out in the appended claims. particular form of apparatusShown and In the. drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a b d and, te pa t ular p c dur e o t vacuum cleaner having a dust bag embodying mya e p ese t d o p ses of e p a and as improved bag closure; Fig. 2 is aside elevational t t va i u m d fi e a d app an view of the dischargeend of the bag in closed pop oc d e c be m i t departing from sition;Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the dismy inv nti n as desc i d i h appnd d claimscharge end of the bagshowing the closure mem- H vin h s d ibd y nv n i n, W I

ber uncovered and partly removed; Fig. 4 is a; Claim section view takenon line 4-4 Fig. 2. LA vacuum cleaner dust bag having lips at Myimproved bag closure is shown in connecone end defining a dust andlitter discharge opention with a conventional portable vacuum c'leaning,and a removable clamp or closure member er having a casing 1 supportedon casters 2 for p v ly e ag ng the lips of said ba fo old- 50 thepurpose of easily moving the cleaner over the ing them in closed positon, Said beg having 8- surface to be cleaned. v pocket closed on three01' its edges and formed The casing 1 houses a suitable suction fan andabout the discharge opening of the bag i'or re--- motor which providesufiicient suction at the ceiving said clamp within its confines andguard-v nozzle of the cleaner to effect the cleaning operaing the endsthereof from coming in contact with 55 tion. The outlet 3 from thecleaner fan chamber furniture and other articles during the operation 3fthe cleaner, the pocket of said bag being reversible for exposing saidclamp as a step prior to its removal.

2. A vacuum cleaner dust bag having a substantially rectangular pocketformed in one end thereof and closed along three of its edges with theopening of the pocket located on one side of the bag at a point adjacentto the end thereof, said bag having lips located in the bottom of thepocket defining a dust and litter discharge opening normally facing thebottom of the pocket, detachable fastening means for securing the freemarginal portion of the pocket to said bag, and a removable clamp orclosure member operatively engaging the lips of the bag for holding themin closed position, the pocket of said bag being reversible for exposingsaid clamp as a step prior to its removal and the closed sides of saidpocket being effective to guard the ends of said clamp and prevent itsremoval when said bag is in its operative position.

3. A filter fora suction cleaner comprising, an air pervious dust baghaving an inlet opening at one end and a pair of lips at its other enddefining a dust and litter discharge opening, a removable slidablvfitted clamp or closure member normally engaging the lips of said bagfor holding them in closed position, means comprising a part fixedly andpermanently attached to the material of said bag for supporting itsdischarge end, and means permanently attached to and forming a part ofsaid bag for covering and concealing said clamp whereby the ends thereofare guarded against contacting and scratching articles of furniture andthe like, said last named means being also effective for preventing theremoval of said clamp when the bagis in its operative position.

4. A filter for a suction cleaner comprising, an air pervious dust baghaving an inlet opening at one end and a pair of lips at its other enddefining a dust and litter discharge opening, and 010 sure means forsaid opening, said bag having a part fixed thereto adjacent to thedischarge opening thereof and adapted for occupying two positions, onecorresponding to the bag emptying position in whichthe aforesaid bagpart is turned back so that the bag lips define a clear and unobstructedopening upon the removal of the bag closure means and the other positioncorresponding to the position occupied by the bag during the operationof the cleaner in which the stated bag part completely covers the statedbag closure means whereby such closure means is concealed and preventedfrom contacting and scratching articles of furniture and the like.

WILLIAM V. ORR.

